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Organization Member Advisory Council Officer Elections 2024
In 2024, two individuals were nominated and elected for the Organization Member Advisory Council (OMAC) officer positions:
- Harald Summa, Chairperson
- Melchior Aelmans, Vice Chairperson
The OMAC officers will lead OMAC for a 24-month term.
Meet the Officers
Harald A. Summa
CEO, DE-CIX
Harald A. Summa was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange operator, from 1996 to 2022 and is member of the Supervisory Board of the DE-CIX Group AG. At its close to 40 locations in Europe, Africa, North America, the Middle East, India, and Asia, DE-CIX interconnects thousands of network operators (carriers), Internet service providers (ISPs), content providers and enterprise networks from more than 100 countries, and offers peering, cloud, and interconnection services. Harald A. Summa is also the initiator and CEO of the eco Association – the largest Internet industry association in Europe.
Melchior Aelmans
Chief Architect, Juniper Networks
Melchior Aelmans is Chief Architect at Juniper Networks where he works closely with many operators on the design and evolution of their networks. He has over 15 years of experience in various operations and engineering positions with Cloud Providers, Data Centers, and Service Providers. He enjoys talking about and working on routing protocols, routing security, network architectures and quantum internet. He also participates in IETF and RIPE, is a regular attendee and presenter at conferences and meetings, is a member of the NANOG Program Committee, Steering Committee member at MANRS and a board member at the NLNOG Foundation.